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Samuel Goldwyn Quotes
(Sam Goldwyn)
Polish-born U.S. film producer
(1882-1974)



"I read part of it all the way through."
-- Samuel Goldwyn

"A hospital is no place to be sick."
-- Samuel Goldwyn

"Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined."
-- Samuel Goldwyn

"I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead."
-- Samuel Goldwyn

"The only reason so many people showed up at his funeral was because they wanted to make sure he was dead."
-- Samuel Goldwyn

"I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their jobs."
-- Samuel Goldwyn

"The most important thing in acting is honesty. Once you've learned to fake that, you're in."
-- Samuel Goldwyn

"You ought to be able to take the bull between the teeth."
-- Samuel Goldwyn

-- Samuel Goldwyn
"That's the way with these directors, they're always biting the hand that lays the golden egg."

"What we want is a story that starts with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax."
-- Samuel Goldwyn

"Please write music like Wagner, only louder."
-- Samuel Goldwyn

"Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union."
-- Samuel Goldwyn

"If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive."
-- Samuel Goldwyn

"Spare no expense to save money on this one."
-- Samuel Goldwyn

"Television has raised writing to a new low."
-- Samuel Goldwyn

"Why should people go out and pay to see bad movies when they can stay at home and see bad television for nothing."
-- Samuel Goldwyn

"You've got to take the bitter with the sour."
-- Samuel Goldwyn

"A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on."
-- Samuel Goldwyn

"I'll give you a definite maybe."
-- Samuel Goldwyn

"Gentlemen, include me out."
-- Samuel Goldwyn

"We are dealing in facts, not realities."
-- Samuel Goldwyn










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